Chapter 5: Katherine

"Well hello, Miss Pierce," a voice chimed smugly behind me. I turned around, giving the person a mildly surprised look. To see it was a girl who like quite a bit like Renassae, standing there with a smirk on her face. This must be Renassae's brat of a sister. This was probably the worst time any vampire or human could approach me because I was hungry. Starving and it was my feeding time. I had a mind to yell the girl out.

"What do you want?" I asked irritably. "And why are you out at night anyway. Renassae said you don't hunt, instead you have some kind of donor." The girl's smirk slid off her face, reminding me of melting butter. A grimace replaced it, and I couldn't help but feel triumphant.

"I wanted to discuss with you, your idiocy."

"Is this when I start laughing? Or do you just leave me be?" I snarled because now this girl was bothering me.

"I don't deserve to be staked," she hissed. "If you stay here, then I am destined to be."

"Then leave," I said. It was really pathetic how people don't use their common sense to solve a relatively simple issue. She stared at me with this unbelievable strength. But it didn't trigger any emotion from me. Instead I was noticing a human walking toward the forest. I frowned, what was that person doing at this hour? Still, when seeing the person, I was reminded of how hungry I was.

"Why do you do this? France is my home-"

"You can't have it both ways," I interrupted. "Either deal with the fear that a stake could be drove through you while I am staying. Or flee, leaving your much loved home, but without the anxiety of being staked. I almost saw a tear roll down her cheek, but she rubbed it off, immediately. I don't feel sympathetic towards wimps. "What's your name anyway?" I asked.

"Samantha," she said quietly. I nodded, as I turned to watch the approaching human. I could almost smell the scent of his rich blood flow through my nostrils. Just that thinking, instinctively drew my fangs. Samantha turned seeing the approaching human. "Don't do it, Katherine. Please." Tears were streaming down her cheeks. I told myself to ignore her. Being me, it wasn't a hard thing to do. "Katherine, please. You mustn't. It's not just for me, but it's for you as well. You should have regard for human life; you must still have some humanity in you." I placed a gloved hand on my mouth, trying my hardest to stay composed and not burst into a fit of laughter. Samantha pulled me to face her. "Katherine," she whispered. "Look inside yourself." That's when I couldn't control my laughter. I let it out in a quick burst. The human turned around and saw us. It was a young man. He creased his eyebrows and started to make is way towards us. Samantha made a small gasp beside me, but I ignored her. I concentrated on my hunger and my thirst. I ran at vampire speed, even though he was fairly close. He looked around seeing me behind him and frowned. I smiled, beckoning him with my hand. Slightly confused, on how I came from one place to another in seconds, but deciding I was harmless, approached me. Most days, young men were of more use to me then just food. But not today, I was just too hungry. When he came close enough, I closed my eyes breathing in his scent. I opened them, fangs out. He gasped, but it was too late. Within seconds after the gasp, I attacked. He fell to the ground, as I licked the fresh blood, still smothered over my lips. I turned to Samantha. She was angry now, glaring at me, with such fierce determination to kill me. But I just smiled innocently. In a second, she appeared in front of me. She shook her head.

"You leave me no other choice. Next time we meet..." her voice trailed. I knew that she meant that she was going to drive a stake through me. But I had other plans.

"It's too late," I said slyly. She frowned, confused. "You see, unlike you, I was a step in front. I was well prepared." I watch the confusion on her face twist into fear. "No Samantha, it's not that I don't have regard for human life. But, I get what I want. And I want full strength and I don't want donors. As I said that I get what I want and if anyone gets in my way. Well, let's just say it won't end well, for them."

"You wouldn't," she said. As I grabbed her throat, before she could take action. I laughed cruelly,

"Didn't you say you would," I said taking, the stake which had been safely hidden between my corset and voluminous dress. She saw the stake and shut her eyes, she didn't want to see it, she knew what was going to be staked. I didn't feel the least bit sorry for her. I only felt a satisfaction for myself. I didn't hesitate; I stabbed it in her right away. She fell to the ground and I smiled, feeling pleased with myself. Now to dispose the human's body and Samantha's...